Nicole Carroll

Every day this week we’ve reported about hospitals filling up with kids who have COVID-19. Here is what is going on.

“We show up in whatever way we can muster. Text or email. A call or a knock on their door. It asks nothing of us to say their loved one’s name out loud.”

Long-haulers are suffering, they’re worried and they’re tired of being dismissed. Reporters across the USA TODAY Network share their stories.

Erik Agard gives his best advice on tackling puzzles, shares his favorite clue and talks about his “Jeopardy” answer that made Alex Trebek stumble.

The Backstory: Culture wars are dangerous and often kindled by politicians. It’s our job to report who is fanning the flames and bring you facts.

USA TODAY compiled the most comprehensive public accounting of police retaliation ever, exposing a rampant problem – and the impact on whistleblowers.

Staffers test thousands of products to bring readers deals. Sometimes that involves setting aprons on fire.

“East of the Rockies, more rain is falling, and it’s coming in more intense bursts. In the West, people are waiting longer to see any rain at all.”

Journalists are solving problems and hoping for the best in the second COVID Olympics. Here is a look behind the scenes in Beijing.

One of the most frequent questions readers ask: “If I subscribe to USA TODAY, can I see other USA TODAY Network newspapers?” Now the answer is yes.

USA TODAY helped 17 Afghans evacuate to Kyiv after Kabul fell. Now all 17 were on the run again.

“Courage is the strength to do what faith says you have to do”: Twelve successful women share their hard-earned insights, advice.

USA TODAY Life editor Laura Trujillo’s personal memoir shares her advice on how she handled her struggles following her mother’s death by suicide.

Jada Pinkett Smith’s Red Table Talk conversation about alopecia includes Cincinnati’s Nichole Aldridge, who talks about the disease’s emotional toll.

Today, she’s a college student and an emerging U.S. journalist. She and her family are safely out of reach of the Taliban. But she is not at rest.

Seeing a war crime and proving it are two different things. Here’s what our team learned over weeks spent with investigators in Ukraine.

“Life is messy and we have to figure out all the ways that we can help each other and help ourselves,” the Oscar winner says.

When stress goes on at too high of a level for too long, our brains become less effective. We make mistakes, productivity declines, sick days go up.

Journalism, through your support and subscriptions, changed lives and laws in 2022. Here’s how.

The arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has once again raised the stakes between Russia and the U.S.